Today was warm, as in long-sleeved T-shirt even in the shade warm, so I poked about a bit outside to see what’s going on. I hadn’t been thinking much about it, but spring doesn’t care whether I think about it or not; it comes when it’s ready. Though there will be plenty of cold days […]
I haven’t been taking many pictures because it’s been dry and shitty, but even dry and shitty, there’s almost always something interesting at Parview, so I have a little catching up to do. My little Monarch caterpillars turned into little Monarch faterpillars. I couldn’t find the other one, but this guy went only as far […]
It’s been so hot and dry that I haven’t taken many photos, but I have found a few interesting things, and it’s raining a bitch right now, which might be enough to keep my garden from dying–today, at least–so I’m inspired. Actually taken 07-15-19. The trumpet vine bloomed fairly well this year, all things considered […]
I’ve been kind of lazy lately, so now I get to play catch-up. I was pulling weeds on the patio, and came across this. I thought I knew what it was because the leaves are distinctive, but just in case there was some invasive weed I didn’t know about, I checked with Flower Checker botanists. […]
On a few occasions, I’ve noticed big flat spots in the south flowerbed. Too big for Onje, even if he does like to flatten my flowers to sleep in their shade, so I assumed it must be Stinky or someone, hunting for beetle grubs. I believe I have solved the mystery. I went over to […]
When I got home from work yesterday, I saw a box turtle on the concrete by the front door. At first glance, I thought it was Roxy, and then I noticed the paint. I was fucking FURIOUS; I thought someone had stolen Roxy and painted her! I slowly walked up to the turtle, and it […]
Just a couple of pretty things. Blue vervain that volunteered over by the pond. Jewelweed is starting to bloom!
FINALLY! I was mowing the lawn after work, and finally saw a Monarch. It’s certainly possible that there have been others before him, but I didn’t see them, and the milkweed in the bed is going to hell in a handbasket (the stuff that pops up in the lawn is fine!), but the only things […]
It’s been raining so much that I’ve hardly gone outside, and half of my flowers are flat now, but… Elderberry floof. Soon to be elderberries, though I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a ripe one, since the birds get there long before I do! Just a view of the front part of Sarah-Flah’s Giant No-Mow […]
Just some pretty things, and a turtle who’s not necessarily pretty by conventional standards, but is certainly beloved. The last remaining Canadian Columbine. I really need to get those seedlings and that one plant removed from the patio cracks to somewhere they can grow better. Gloriosa daisy, just because! Pink hollyhock. I think this is […]